massive open online courses

massive open online courses

The popular Penn State massive open online course "Creativity, Innovation and Change" will be available in Chinese when it is launched July 14. The course, which explores the science of creativity, is the first dual-language MOOC for Penn State.

A recent topic of discussion in higher education groups has been the examination of the open access courses via the Web. The public is invited to join Ray Schroeder for "eduMOOC: Online Learning Today and Tomorrow," from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Schroeder, the director of the University of Illinois-Springfield's Center for Online Learning, Research and Service, will discuss massive open online courses (MOOC).

The event is sponsored by Penn State World Campus and the University Libraries. For more information, contact Debora Cheney at dcheney@psu.edu or 814-863-1345.